Arts Access Made Easy: Successful Strategies from the Award of Excellence in Arts Access

Author: VSA arts Staff Writers

Publication Year:

Media Type: Report

Summary:

This publication presents the successful strategies from recipients of the 2003 VSA arts/Metlife Foundation Award of Excellence in Arts Access. Since 2000, VSA arts and MetLife Foundation have honored arts organizations who provide innovative and enduring accessible arts programs.

Abstract:

Providing physical access for your visitors is not enough anymore, but it is a great beginning. Now, the goal is to create events that meet the specific needs of people with disabilities that make them feel welcome and involved. Making adaptations in the presentation of art exhibits, theatrical performances, activities, and workshops that enable people with and without disabilities to have the same opportunity to richly experience these events, this is access and inclusion.

Through thoughtful planning, organizations can create full access to the arts. An organization can contribute to access by being sensitive and responsive to the needs of people with disabilities through:

The design and implementation of a program.
The guidelines and policies in place to support the development and implementation of its programs.
The printed materials created to promote the program.
The means through which the program is communicated to the public.
The physical design of the facility used to implement the program.
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For More Information Contact:

2004 VSA arts/MetLife Foundation
Award for Excellence in Arts Access
c/o VSA arts
1300 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 800.933.8721
TDD: 202.737.0645
Fax: 202.737.0725
E-mail: [email protected]

Link:

http://www.vsarts.org/documents/resources/general/arts_access_made_easy.pdf

Arts & Intersections:

Categories: Participation, Cultural Diversity